It Wasn’t Just a Diner. It Was a Hub for Altadena.
The demands of a restaurant were never-ending, and Rena would arrive at dawn to start rolling out the biscuits. The original clientele was racially diverse and stuck around for the roast beef, Salisbury steak, sweet potato pie and banana splits.
‘Fabulous’ Little Rock native, 95, dies in LA fire last week
A Little Rock-born grandmother who appeared in the movie "The Blues Brothers" died last week at her home in Altadena, Calif., as a wildfire raged through the community.
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A legacy destroyed: Altadena's Black residents fear neighborhood's soul may never return
As embers wafted overhead against a reddening sky, Adonis and Denise Jones grabbed a few belongings and left their house last week in Altadena, California ... was a little further out, but ...
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Arkansas native with ties to old Hollywood among California fire victims
CALIFORNIA, USA — At age 95 ... she was just fabulous, period." Born in Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1929, that big personality was destined for one place: Hollywood. She settled in Los Angeles ...
Octavia Butler imagined LA ravaged by fires. Her Altadena cemetery survived
Decades ago, the writer Octavia Butler had imagined a Los Angeles ravaged by fires. The Altadena cemetery where the science fiction and Afrofuturism author is buried did
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'What America should look like:' loss in the Altadena fires, and a hard road to recovery
There was no official alert about the wildfire barreling toward the mountainous community of Altadena, California ... “It’s a little more rural than Pasadena because you can see black bears ...
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How Altadena became the L.A. dream for Gen X and millennial artists, writers, musicians
As a musician in an indie rock band ... with weird little knickknacks, cameras, drawings, editing and shooting tables, as well as loads of books. With large swaths of Altadena gone — and ...
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Little Rock native Dalyce Curry among the victims of LA fires
An Arkansas native with ... Press reported Thursday. Born in Little Rock in 1929, Dalyce Curry, or “Momma Dee” as she was known to family, lived in Altadena, where she died in her home ...
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95-year-old grandmother with ties to old Hollywood among California fire victims
Born in Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1929 ... Curry died last week at her home in Altadena as the Eaton Fire raged through the community. Her granddaughter had dropped her off at her house about ...
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Will L.A.’s Fires Permanently Disperse the Black Families of Altadena?
The first member of the Benn family to settle in Altadena, California, was Charles Benn ... because this is a wonderful little neighborhood. But, I mean, we didn’t have a lock on that—yeah ...
Alternative rock legends 'Cake' bring iconic sound to Little Rock this spring
Get ready to rock! The 90's alternative rock band 'Cake' is making their way to the Natural State this spring.
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The devastation in Altadena’s historic Black community
The recent fires that ravaged Altadena, California, have left a trail of destruction in a community with deep roots and a rich history.